60,000 march in London to #SaveOurNHS
Helena Nicholson reports on Saturday’s demonstration in London, where thousands turned out in defence of the NHS and against Tory austerity and privatisation.
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No honour among thieves: Saudi war on Yemen falling apart
After inflicting years of barbarism on the Yemeni people, the Saudi coalition is falling apart at the seams. This, Hamid Alizadeh explains, spells trouble for the rotten Saudi ruling class.
Capitalism: “rigged for the few against the many”
In this editorial from the latest issue of Socialist Appeal, Rob Sewell explains the significance of Carillion’s collapse. The market and privatisation have failed. In the words of John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, “the system isn’t working”.
The NHS crisis: socialism or barbarism
This Saturday, thousands of healthcare staff, trade unionists, and community activists will take to the streets to say: save our NHS! We publish here three letters about the crisis in the NHS, including two first-hand experiences from nurses on the front-line.
Young Labour: inspire, mobilise, and organise
This Saturday (3rd February) sees the regional AGM of Young Labour in London. Matt Rider of Swansea West CLP discusses the steps Young Labour needs to take in order to capitalise on the enthusiasm and energy of the Corbyn ‘youthquake’.
The Trump presidency: a year in the madhouse
On the back of yesterday’s State of the Union speech, Josh Holroyd takes a look at the chaos sweeping through the White House. Donald Trump is both a product and a source of unprecedented instability in the system.
Eye-watering inequality: a symptom of a sick system
Erin Maniatopoulou of the Norwich Marxists comments on the latest inequality figures from Oxfam, which left the Davos elite at the World Economic Forum without any defence for the rotten system they represent.
Capitalism = 220,000 empty homes + 268,000 homeless
Kelly Lane of the Sheffield Marxists looks at the latest homelessness figures from the charity Shelter. While over quarter of a million freeze on the streets this winter, almost the same number of houses are lying empty due to capitalist speculation.
The Presidents Club: capitalism’s sleazy underbelly
Lizzie Vazquez and Sarah Taylor discuss the recent revelations from the Presidents Club fundraising event, which have lifted the lid on the scandal and harassment perpetrated by the rich and powerful.
Privatised water – a stinking sewer
James Kilby takes a look at recent shocking statistics about England’s private water companies, who are syphoning money from households into the hands of fat-cat shareholders.
Review: Working Class White Men reveals “the crisis at the heart of working class life”
Stephen Agnew reviews the recent documentary by UK rapper Professor Green, which provides a revealing insight into the alienation and extreme difficulties facing the working class in broken Britain.
Big business cashes in over Grenfell tragedy
The deadly disaster of the Grenfell fire, Andy Southwark writes, has demonstrated how truly cold and callous the market, the fat-cat landlords, and the Tories really are.